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Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston from Bram Stoker’s novel Director Shawn K. Summerer Producers Alison Mattiza and Elizabeth Bouton-Summerer Set Design Lighting Design Costume Design Tony Pereslete Robert Davis Sheridan Cole Crawford and Jon Sparks Cast (in order of appearance) Miss Wells ..................................................................... MarLee Candell Jonathan Harker ............................................................. Daniele Manzin Dr. Seward .................................................................... Ken MacFarlane Abraham Van Helsing ....................................................... Ben Lupejkis Renfield ................................................................................... Paul Guay Butterworth .......................................................................... Jeffrey Olin Lucy Seward ............................................................... Samantha Barrios Count Dracula ........................................................................ Gary Shaw Scenes and Settings Act I Library in Dr. Sewards’ Sanitorium Purley, England - Evening Act II Lucy’s Boudoir. Evening of the following Day Act III Scene 1 The same as Act I. Thirty two hours later (shortly before sunrise) Scene 2 A vault. Just after sunrise There will be a 15-minute intermission between Act I & II and a 10-minute intermission between Act II & III Decaf coffee will be served at the first intermission, courtesy of Kentwood Players Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Director’s Statement In the summer of 1816, a bizarre climate abnormality overtook England, trapping a group of friends and authors in the home of poet Percy Shelley. Among the group was Lord Byron, his physician John Polidori, and Percy’s wife Mary. During their extended enclosure, the friends took to passing the time by telling spooky stories and eventually writing their own. From this came Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus and the first known vampire tale, John Polidori’s short story “The Vampyre”. Over 80 years later, in 1897, Bram Stoker took the vampire genre to a new level with his novel Dracula . Termed an “epistolary novel”, Dracula is told entirely through personal letters, ships logs, diary entries, and the like. The concept being that the reader is more likely to believe the story when it is corroborated by multiple sources. Although critically praised, Dracula was not immediately successful commercially. It wasn’t until 1924 when Hamilton Deane purchased the rights to the story for adaptation to the stage did the novel begin to gain popularity. And now it stands as one of the premiere Gothic novels, studied in classrooms around the world. Hamilton Deane’s initial adaptation altered a number of aspects from the book in order to make it work on the English stage, eliminating and consolidating characters and locales. Then, in 1927, Deane’s script was adapted by John L. Balderston for American audiences and it was changed even further. This is the version that is most often performed today. The role of Dracula has a very rich history as well. In the original 1924 production, Deane intended to play the role himself, but later opted for Van Helsing, opening the title role up to Raymond Huntley. But it wasn’t until the 1927 production on Broadway that Béla Lugosi filled the role and has since become the quintessential Dracula. Over the decades that followed, Dracula, the character and the story, has seen countless deaths, re-births, parodies, and sequels. From the seductive and suave Christopher Lee Dracula, to the bumbling clutz portrayed by Leslie Neilsen in Mel Brooks’ Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). There was even a kung-fu Dracula in Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) and a funky exploitative Dracula in Blacula (1972). But audiences continue to return to the beginning to remind themselves about what made this story so chilling and frightening in the first place. Remember, the original stage production was deemed so shocking, that audience members routinely had to step outside to settle their nerves. Yet they always came back for more… About the Cast Samantha Barrios (Lucy) is thrilled to make her Los Angeles theatrical debut with Kentwood Players!! Other theatre credits include Shelby in Steel Magnolias , SueEllen Smith-Barney-Fife in Honky Tonk Angels III , Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show , Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch , and New York audiences will most fondly remember her as the “wickedly funny” Olivia in Twelfth Night . Sam was born in Venezuela, raised mostly in the So oner state and is still part NYer. She is the proud mother of Rex – her Yorkie. Samantha received her BFA from Webster Conservatory. Loves and hugs! MarLee Candell (Miss Wells) is performing with Kentwood Players for the first time and is enjoying it thoroughly. She has been a jack-of-all- trades in the entertainment industry for over two decades with credits as a singer, dancer, actor, figure skater, puppeteer, and magician’s assistant on three continents. Most recently, she played the lead role in The La st Days of Judas Iscariot at Repertory East in Newhall. She is also an accomplished voiceover artist; so if you are ever in Florida at a certain theme park and hear a voice telling you that “The white zone is for loading and unloading only”, it just might be MarLee. Paul Guay (Renfield) conceived and co-wrote Liar, Liar , at the time of its release the sixth-highest-grossing comedy in history and the recipient of an Honorable Mention in Scr(i)pt magazine’s list of the Best Scripts of the Past 10 Years. He also co-wrote The Little Rascals and Heartbreakers . His film roles include a Texas john in a Nevada whorehouse run by Star Trek ’s Nichelle Nichols in Lady Magdalene’s ; a multiple-personality killer in Playhouse ; and a priest to cult icon P.J. Soles in Pee Stains and Other Disasters . With three dozen plays in his rearview mirror, he returned to the stage in January in the Morgan-Wixson production of Run For Your Wife after an acclaimed absence of 22 years. In his spare time, he is a script consultant. Ben Lupejkis (Van Helsing) is a multiple Marcom Masque award winner in all aspects of theatre. There is irony in this current role: Ben recently received his doctorate from USC, so he is indeed a doctor playing a doctor. Ha! Over a 37 year career favorite role s he’s played are Lovin’ Al in Working , the Chairman in Drood , Buddy in Follies , Bellomy in Fantasticks , Don John in Much Ado About Nothing , Bennie Davis in Getting Out , Kulygin in Three Sisters , and Sydney Black in Light Up the Sky . Thanks Pattie (my bett er half), the skippers, Shawn, Elizabeth (his better half), and Alison for this great opportunity. Ken MacFarlane (Seward) – Earlier this year Ken appeared at Kentwood as Flan in Six Degrees of Separation. His other Los Angeles theatre credits include True West , The Misanthrope , Enemy of the People , Two Gentlemen of Verona , Hamlet and JB , as well as the title roles in the world premieres of Godislav and The Crown of Minos . His film credits include Caesar & Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre , Change For Food , The Golem , Empire Builders , Annabelle and due to be released this fall The Millennium Bug . Daniele Manzin (Harker), a Seattle native, has called Los Angeles home for over 4 years. He recently graduated from Occidental College with a BA in theater. Daniele was busy this summer with Deicide: A Sorta Musical , which was a part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, and PinocchiOklahoma at the Occidental Childrens Theater. Daniele has always been fascinated with the supernatural. His biggest dream is to be in a low-budget horror film or be in a remake of Ghostbusters . Daniele is very excited to be involved in such a thrilling play, and honored to work with such a beautiful community of thespians. Jeffrey Olin (Butterworth) is very pleased to be portraying the attenda nt Mr. Butterworth. Butterworth is such a fun character to play. Jeffrey greatly enjoys working with his excellent castmates under the equally excellent direction of Shawn Summerer. He looks forward to many future projects with Kentwood Players. Jeffrey’s love of acting brought him to southern California just over a decade ago from the Washington, D.C. area. He graduated from the prestigious UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television with honors. Jeffrey has since studied improv comedy at The Groundlings Sc hool. He’s also studied commercial and animation voiceover at Voicetrax West. Gary Shaw (Dracula) is “happily at home” to be appearing in his first production with Kentwood Players. No stranger to the theater, some of his past credits include such shows as The Elephant Man (Ross), Man of La Mancha (Pedro), Our Town (Editor Webb) and Oklahoma! (Jud). In addition to his stage work, Gary’s strong vocal presence is certainly well known throughout the entertainment industry, having announced for such prestigious events as the BAFTA Awards (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and the star-studded One Night Only in Palm Springs. Gary is also busy at work, writing a one-man show as well as developing a cabaret act. As far as always playing the bad guy he says, “I love it. I have a certain empathy for them. Like most villains, they are simply just misunderstood.” About the Director Shawn K. Summerer – Originally from Michigan, Shawn got his start in theatre playing “The Letter K” in preschool. He received his BFA in Film Writing from USC and is currently represented by Circle of 10 Talent. This is Shawn’s directorial debut at Kentwood, but has directed children’s theatre productions including Oliver , King and I , and Joseph… . As an actor, his favorite roles include Big Daddy in Sweet Charity , Pedro in Man of La Mancha , David in Company , Tommy in Annie Get Your Gun , Neville in The Mystery of Edwin Drood , and Edmund in A Murder is Announced . DOORBELL. About the Producers Alison Mattiza is very excited to be part of the crew of Dracula.
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